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This book proposes a “strategic theory” for Turkey and deals with the strategic elements determining the destiny of Turkey from an interdisciplinary perspective. Since its publication, it has been deemed a “masterpiece” in its realm. It is absolutely necessary to read Strategic Depth: Turkey’s International Position for making sense of the international conjuncture of which Turkey is a part.

Global Depression is a collection of Ahmet Davutoğlu’s speeches before and after September 11, in which he talks informally and without repetition. The author locates the Global Depression as the meeting of subject, collocutor and situation with intellectual depth and profound moral responsibility. Ahmet Davutoğlu’s assessments, which pivot on the axis of two major events - the Berlin Wall and the Twin Towers - consider the effects of the subsequent depression on Turkey as well as on both Western and Eastern societies.

Eurasianism is a movement of thought developed by Russian intellectuals at the beginning of the 1920s in order to overcome the depression which occurred after both the First World War and the 1917 Revolution and then reanimated as ‘Neo-Eurasianism’ after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. Eurasianism as a project to construct a civilisation is an alternative system of thought to that of Westernisation. It reinterprets the identity of Russian civilisation and its surroundings; develops a unique perception of place, understanding of history and socioeconomic structure; and promotes multiculturalism within the country and a multi-polar order in the world, arguing that every civilisation should be nourished from its own dynamics.

İdris Bostan has taken an important step in filling the gap within literature on Ottoman Maritime History. In The Ottomans and the Sea, he analyses the Ottoman’s marine policies, the naval and administrative organizations that were established.

Ahmet Özel, known for his works on Islamic jurisprudence [fiqh], argues in this publication why Islam should not be labelled as a religion which legitimises terror through his analysis of the concept of terror according to a classical understanding of Islamic texts. He also explores who holds responsibility for creating Western public opinion and their reasons for promoting the notion of Islam as a terrorist religion.

Internationally recognised art historian Prof. Semavi Eyice follows the trail of the lost values of Istanbul in Notes from Old Istanbul. He shows heartbreaking scenes of Istanbul from photographs of places that no longer exist, exposing the effects of careless modernisation on its historical and cultural heritage; a centre of attraction for thousands of years due to its unique geography between Europe and Asia.

Turks in the Arabic Novel discusses the historical roots of the portrayal of Turkish peoples in modern Arabic literature. The book attempts to determine the differences of the Turkish image in relation to the cultural and social class of the Arabic people. Further, the book attempts to shed light on the background of the Arab collective subconscious through which this image has been formed within modern day Arab society.

The Religious Policies of the Intermediate Periods deals with the effect on religion and religious life, analysing the foresight and application of the interventionists. In other words, the inclinations of the government are at the heart of Necdet Subaşı’s work which aims to shed light on the religious policies determined during the intermediate period of modern Turkey.

Sevinç Özcan, in her book entitled A Soviet Heritage, Russian Minorities conducts an in depth analysis on the Russian minority issue following the disintegration of the Soviet Union. She strives to scrutinize these issues in the context of new nation states and within the framework of citizenship and minority rights, which as yet remain unsolved. She also considers the sensitive attitude of the Russian Federation towards Russians living abroad.

Modernisation Theory examines the basic arguments of its leading philosophers, and the social and institutional base that modernisation concepts rest on, in the context of developments post-1945. This work, which in a sense displays the equivalent of the knowledge-power relationship on the existentialist platform, can be evaluated as a research piece on intellectual history or it can be read as an experimental work on the sociology of sociology.

A Short History of Orientalism examines the development of Orientalism until today, a phenomenon which has existed since the very beginning of East and West. The book sheds light on the transformations of Orientalism, its academic institutionalization and its diversities.

Today Palestine, whose present turmoil originated in the last century, continues to be one of the world’s most significant areas of conflict. The ‘Palestine problem’, involving those nations who share the same ancient cultures, has become an international issue with military, political, cultural and economic dimensions. The reasons why the Middle East conflict has increased in importance, the seeds of which took root upon the establishment of Israel and the subsequent occupation of Palestinian land, are concealed in the identities of the participants involved, as well as in the characteristics of the region.

The book analyzes in depth those borders which determine the sovereign lands of Iraq and the lines which separate it from its neighbours, thus perpetuating the struggle. Iraq, the Problematic Heritage is a publication which demonstrates how the competition between the external powers is reflected in the region.

Considering the origins of the National Struggle in Turkey, Mustafa Budak begins by explaining which domestic and foreign political conditions supported the instigation of the National Pact. He then considers the repercussions and sensitivities triggered by the declaration of the pact whilst foreign policy issues were being discussed in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, especially during the period of the Lausanne Conference.

The book focuses on the changes within Ottoman financial politics and the financial arrangements of the Reformation Period (Tanzimat Dönemi). Ottoman archive documents, works on the subject, pamphlets, newspaper and magazine articles are used as a source for this work which requires an in depth analysis.

In The Grammatical Distinction within Expressions, striking examples are used to demonstrate how expressions can be separated into categories; the kind of propositions simple questions can include; and what kind of grammatical confusions can exist in simple sentences.